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Chapter 129: I Shall Call You the "Master of Calculation"!
Chapter 129: I Shall Call You the "Master of Calculation"!
The administrative office brought a large machine to the arena, which at first glance resembled a lottery ball machine. However, the balls inside were Poke Balls, all containing Pokemon used for teaching at the academy.
Each mentor's twelve Pokemon would be randomly selected from this machine, ensuring a completely random draw.
Some might ask, wouldn't it be more fair if both sides had the exact same twelve Pokemon to choose from?
However,
This isn't a video game, and there are no two identical Pokemon, even if they share the same moves and abilities. There will always be some differences.
So, this method is already the fairest possible.
"Kya kya~~"
"Ooh ooh~~"
"Chu~ chu~"
Gastly, Weavile, and Klink, holding pom-poms, cheered for Jing He from the audience. They felt a bit disappointed that they weren't participating in the battle, but if Jing He won, not only would he advance to the semifinals, but he would also receive a prize: an Evolution Stone! That thing is quite valuable.
Moreover, after advancing to the semifinals, there would be no more borrowed Pokemon battles. They would have to step in and fight. The opponents they would face would be even stronger.
Thinking about it, they felt a bit excited.
In the arena,
Jing He received a tray from the staff, containing twelve Poke Balls and a simple list of the Pokemon. The list only included the Pokemon's name, ability, and move set, with no further detailed descriptions.
The staff informed him that he had ten minutes to prepare. If he needed any items, he could request them, but he could choose a maximum of six.
When Jing He saw the twelve Pokemon he had drawn, he felt a bit overwhelmed.
Raticate, Arbok, Feraligatr, Venomoth, Jigglypuff, and Snover. However, one Pokemon caught his attention.
Olivia!
The Grass and Normal type Pokemon is generally mild-mannered and excels in special attack and special defense.
The ten minutes passed quickly.
Jing He's opponent was Karl, the counselor of the second-year Battle Class 3, known for his exceptional skills and abilities.
The large screen in the arena projected the headshots of both combatants and three Poke Balls.
At the referee's signal, both stepped onto the arena.
Karl, wearing glasses and looking tall and slender, had a confident smile on his face, seemingly very sure of the three Pokemon he had chosen and his strategy.
But he said,
"Teacher Jing He, please go easy on me."
Looking at his self-assured yet falsely humble demeanor, Jing He had a perfect term to describe him.
Vain.
Although Jing He was somewhat well-known, especially for his tactics,
In Karl's eyes, Jing He was merely using his "hobby" to challenge his "bread and butter."
Jing He might have some tactical skills, but in a random 12-to-3 Pokemon selection, the requirement for a mentor was too high.
More importantly, Karl had the good fortune to draw Pokemon that suited him well.
In a 12-to-3 selection, luck was also a significant factor.
Faced with Karl's "humility,"
Jing He smiled and responded,
"Sure."
Huh?
Karl was taken aback, slowly narrowing his eyes.
At the referee's signal, both sides prepared.
"The battle begins!"
"Go, Rapidash!"
"Go, Olivia!"
The two Poke Balls were thrown simultaneously.
"Grass type versus Fire type, Jing He's first Pokemon is in trouble."
"By the way, where did Olivia come from?"
"Teacher Karl is best at Fire and Flying type Pokemon, it seems he had good luck this time."
"Luck? Luck is also part of skill."
"..."
Seeing the two Pokemon that appeared, the audience began to chatter.
Since this was an eight-strong battle with potentially high-level tactics, a professional commentator was provided.
"Olivia is from the distant Paldea region! It seems Teacher Jing He has a good understanding of Paldea's Pokemon! However, it's a bit unfortunate that he's facing Teacher Karl."
"Some students might not know the advantages of Rapidash, let me explain briefly..."
Rapidash excels in physical attacks and is extremely fast, while Olivia is better at special attacks and defense but is very slow. Additionally, there is a type disadvantage.
After hearing this, the audience realized,
This is completely one-sided!
"Rapidash, Flame Charge!" Karl, full of confidence, waved his hand.
The Rapidash, already enveloped in flames, was completely surrounded by fire, charging at Olivia like a meteor at incredible speed.
Given Olivia's slow speed, dodging was impossible.
However, Jing He's command surprised everyone.
"Olivia, use Leech Seed on the ground."
Oliva had just scattered a few tiny seeds when the Flame Pokemon, Rapidash, charged forward, cloaked in scorching flames.
The speed difference between the two was so vast that there was hardly any room for maneuvering.
Bang!
Oliva was sent flying.
Swoosh!
The referee raised the flag.
"Oliva has lost the ability to battle! It was taken down in one hit by Rapidash! This is because Professor Karl's Rapidash was holding the item 'Charcoal'!"
[Charcoal: Increases the power of Fire-type moves by about 20%]
The crowd burst into an uproar.
To be taken down in one hit right at the start?
How could they continue the battle?
Was Professor Jing He out of options?
However, as Oliva was sent flying, a few seeds fell from its body and quickly took root and sprouted, spreading rapidly across the battlefield.
"However, Oliva's ability is 'Seed Scatter,' which has turned the battlefield into a 'Grassy Terrain'!"
"Additionally, because Rapidash used 'Flame Charge,' it must endure the recoil damage. Wait! Oliva was holding a 'Hard Stone,' which further increased the damage Rapidash took!"
Rapidash let out a pained neigh.
[Hard Stone: When the attacker uses a contact move, it reflects a portion of the damage back to the attacker]
"Damn, holding a 'Hard Stone,' Professor Jing He is truly Professor Jing He, always so devious!"
"Does this mean that Professor Jing He was prepared to 'sacrifice' Oliva from the start?"
"Moreover, Rapidash is now affected by 'Leech Seed.'"
The more observant spectators noticed.
With the recoil damage from "Flame Charge," the damage from "Hard Stone," and the effects of "Leech Seed," although Rapidash had taken down Oliva in one hit, it didn't seem to have much of an advantage!
Additionally, the battlefield had been turned into a "Grassy Terrain"!
"'Grassy Terrain.' Will Professor Jing He's next Pokemon be a Grass-type?"
"But wouldn't a Grass-type Pokemon still be heavily countered by Rapidash?"
Jing He recalled Oliva, smiling at the Poke Ball.
"You did well. Now it's their turn."
He quickly threw out the second Poke Ball.
The Pokemon that appeared was completely unexpected.
It was a Ghost/Flying-type Pokemon, Balloon Pokemon, Whimsicott!
"Professor Jing He's luck is really bad. It seems like the Pokemon he drew aren't very cohesive or powerful."
"So what's the point of 'Grassy Terrain'? Slow health recovery?"
Most people had some knowledge of Whimsicott, a Pokemon with a high HP but extremely weak defenses.
In simple terms, it was a "wooden stake" with thick health.
However, Whimsicott quickly provided the answer.
As soon as it appeared, a seed, a Grass Seed, fell from its body.
[Grass Seed: When the battlefield is 'Grassy Terrain,' the user's Defense is boosted]
But... is that all?
This was what everyone was thinking.
"Whimsicott's ability is 'Lightweight.' When it loses its held item, its Speed is doubled!"
Fortunately, the commentator provided an answer that was somewhat acceptable to everyone.
Karl frowned.
Rapidash, already in a weakened state, would lose its ability to battle after using "Flame Charge" one more time. Moreover, with Whimsicott's "Lightweight" ability, its Speed was now faster than Rapidash, making it easy to miss the target.
"Rapidash, Solar Beam!"
The flames around Rapidash's hooves intensified, and it started moving around the field even faster.
But Jing He seemed to ignore it, only giving the command:
"Whimsicott, dodge, then shrink."
Whimsicott's size visibly shrank, its evasion ability increased, and with its already high Speed, Rapidash's "Solar Beam" was skillfully avoided.
However, Rapidash's Speed also increased with "Solar Beam."
"Whimsicott, keep shrinking."
"Rapidash, use Solar Beam again!"
It seemed like a game of hide-and-seek on the battlefield, but Whimsicott, with its extremely fast Speed and continuous shrinking, was not easy to catch.
But this time, luck was on Karl's and Rapidash's side. "Solar Beam" successfully hit Whimsicott.
However, Jing He's command was:
"Shrink again."
The third shrink!
The once large Whimsicott was now only the size of a fist.
"Is this a shrinking strategy?"
"But won't 'Shrink' make it vulnerable to heavy-hitting moves?"
"However, Rapidash doesn't seem to have a strong physical move. It could use a wide-area move."
Despite being affected by "Leech Seed," Rapidash was still standing, thanks to the health recovery from "Grassy Terrain."
Karl clearly realized that even with Rapidash's increased Speed, it might not be able to hit Whimsicott, so he immediately changed tactics.
"Rapidash, use Flamethrower, and cover a wide area!"
While Rapidash was more proficient in physical attacks, Fire-type Pokemon generally have both physical and special moves.
The intense flames quickly engulfed half of the battlefield, trapping Whimsicott inside.
At this moment, Jing He's strategy shifted.
"Blowball, Meditate."
Meditate: Boosts the Pokemon's Special Defense and Special Attack.
Instead of dodging, Blowball stayed put. While "Flamethrower" had a wider range and lower power, it still dealt damage.
Oh, Blowball has "Grass Terrain" and "Leech Seed," so there's no problem.
Leech Seed: Restores the user's HP based on the damage dealt to the opponent, while lowering the opponent's HP gradually.
The scene then unfolded as Blowball, leveraging its speed advantage, quickly achieved "Meditate x 6"!
By the time it finished, its HP was almost full!
During this, Rapidash finally fell to "Leech Seed."
Carl's second Pokemon was a Fire-type Magmortar!
Magmortar knew "Heavy Slam," which was very effective against "Minimize" Pokemon, and even had the move "Foresight" to negate the Ghost-type's immunity to Normal-type moves.
However.
"Protect, Protect, Protect," alternating with "Leech Seed," "Substitute," and "Meditate" thanks to Blowball's speed.
Carl and Magmortar were completely helpless.
In the end, even if Magmortar used "Heavy Slam" on Blowball, it couldn't KO it due to the significant physical attack reduction and Blowball's robust HP.
When Blowball completed "Meditate x 6," the real key to Jing He's strategy came into play.
"Blowball, Baton Pass!"
Whoa!!
"I thought it was a 'Minimize' strategy, but it turned out to be a 'Baton Pass' strategy!"
"Six times! Six times of Special Attack and Special Defense boosts. Even a dog would be a Special Attack king after switching in!"
"Snowy Moth? Quadruple weakness to Fire?"
The Pokemon that switched in was a Snowy Moth!
An Ice and Bug-type Pokemon, Snowy Moth had a quadruple weakness to Fire!
Facing a Fire-type Magmortar was practically a suicide mission!
But don't forget.
Magmortar had been drained of much of its physical attack power by Blowball, and while it was more skilled in special attacks, it had to deal with a Snowy Moth that had inherited six "Meditate" boosts through "Baton Pass"!
In other words, Snowy Moth's Special Attack and Special Defense were maxed out!
More importantly.
"Snowy Moth, Light Screen!"
Jing He smiled and commanded.
"Oh-hoh!!" The commentator was thrilled.
"Students! Here's an 'unfortunate' news: Teacher Jing He's Snowy Moth has the ability 'Ice Scales'!"
Ice Scales: Halves the damage from special moves.
Special Defense maxed out!
Combined with "Ice Scales" halving special move damage and "Light Screen" further halving special move damage...
"Damn, damn! With these boosts and the 'Ice Scales' ability, even if Magmortar uses 'Flamethrower' with a quadruple weakness, it's like scratching an itch! The question is, does Magmortar even know 'Flamethrower'?"
"The quadruple weakness is completely negated by 'Light Screen' and 'Ice Scales.' But that maxed-out Special Defense would make even Dragonite cry!"
"I didn't feel it before, but now, if I were in Teacher Carl's position, I'd want to... vomit!"
"Every step was calculated! Full of calculations, I'd call Teacher Jing He the 'Master of Calculations'!"
"Wait! Don't forget, Snowy Moth's Special Attack was maxed out, too!"
Finally, someone noticed the key point.
Snowy Moth had a base Special Attack stat of 125!
With six maxed-out Special Attack boosts...
Some might not understand what six maxed-out boosts mean, but simply put, its Special Attack was increased by 400%!
"Even if Teacher Carl had six, no, twelve Pokemon to switch in, the result would be the same!"
Push the team!
Without a doubt, a clean sweep!
The most appealing part of the "Baton Pass" strategy is the team push after completing the "Baton Pass."
Even more crucially, Snowy Moth held a "Leftovers."
This maximized the margin for error!
Carl tried to resist one last time.
He attempted to use his third Pokemon, Coalossal, and its move "Clear Smog" to remove all of Snowy Moth's stat boosts.
First, Snowy Moth was faster than Coalossal.
Second, "Clear Smog" isn't as reliable as in the games; it takes time to hit.
Finally, the "Substitute" made "Clear Smog" completely ineffective.
In the end,
Jing He won with an extremely "quality" strategy!
This battle was recorded and live-streamed from start to finish—
PS: I accidentally wrote too much again, 4.2k words for this chapter! I've already written 11k words today! If I combine what I wrote yesterday and today, it's enough for an extra chapter. Should I count it as an extra update? Finally, please vote for the monthly poll!
PPS: I used this strategy with Snowy Moth and Fighting Titan before, even with Coalossal. Don't try it, though, and don't say I taught you. I haven't played in over a year, so it might be outdated.
(End of Chapter)
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